Desk top Icons disapeared


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
       #1

    Desk top Icons disapeared


    When I left for work this afternoon everything everything was fine. I came home tonight and fire up the computer and all the desktop icons are gone The programs are still there and will run. I then go to each program and tell it to create a shortcut on the desktop, nothing! I then try to run system restore and get the error that it hasn't been restored. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 139
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #2

    Start > Folder Options > View > Hidden Files or Folders > change to View Hidden Files or Folders.

    If this works then it shows a problem, so tell us if it does.
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  3. Posts : 2,073
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
       #3

    Hi Fredez, welcome to sevenforums.

    you can also try this:

    1. Right click the desktop
    2. Select View -> Show Desktop Icon
    3. Make sure the option is checked.

    post back if it helps :)
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  4. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thank you sk0t0s & stubbyhs this one is solved, somehow the show "desktop icons" became unchecked a quick check and all is right again. Now all I have to do is figure out how it happened since all I did was turn computer on, so simple but so frustrating.
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  5. Posts : 2,073
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
       #5

    You're welcome
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